Time Camera

by Simon Rose

The massive explosion in which Eleanor Chamberlain died at her research laboratory was seen as a tragic accident. Or was it the perfect crime? Two years later, Jake and Lydia discover a mysterious camera, capable of taking pictures of the distant past... and the future. As they uncover the shocking truth and learn secrets that people will kill to protect, Jake and Lydia are soon propelled into a deadly and desperate race against time to save the future.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2012

About the author

I am the author of The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, Flashback, Future Imperfect, the Flashback series, the Shadowzone series, The Stone of the Seer series, and An Untimely Death. I'm also the author of eight guides for writers, including The Time Traveler's Guide, The Children's Writer's Guide, The Working Writer's Guide, and The Social Media Writer's Guide, more than a hundred non-fiction books, and many articles on a wide range of topics. I offer a number of services for writers, including editing, coaching, mentoring, consulting, and writing workshops, as well as copywriting services for the business community. I also offer a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author in residence programs for schools and libraries, am an instructor for adults with the University of Calgary and offer a variety of online workshops for both children and adults.

www.simon-rose.com

Reviews

[Rena Traxel · Rating 3 out of 5]

“It worked.”
“What do you mean?”
“The camera. I think we’ve gone
back in time to the day my mom died.”

Jake and Lydia come across a mysterious camera in the basement of Lydia’s mothers office. They soon discover the camera is more than just a camera. It can manipulate time! Their discovery puts in them danger and now they must solve the secret of the time camera if they wish to save Lydia’s parents from death.

What I liked:

Short chapters.
Quick and easy read with the right amount of tension.
The concept of using a camera to manipulate time is fascinating (it would have been interesting to see this book written for young adults).
Although satisfied with ending, I wanted more

[Suzy Vadori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review by my 10-year old daughter. I am so happy she has found Simon Rose's books. She loves them all.

Review:
The Time Camera is about a camera that can take people forwards and backwards in time, and a man named Magnus, who wants to steal the world’s inventions by using it. Lydia and Jake have to use the Time Camera to go back in time to fix what Manus has done.
It was really cool when they went forwards and backwards in time, there were lots of surprises because although they went backwards, they got to keep their memories and knew why they were there and what had to get done, which I liked.

[Rachel Seigel · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great idea in theory, but grossly underdeveloped. The novel needed to be further flushed out, and it just didn't work. I also got annoyed at how clichéd the villain was. There is no substance to any of the characters, the villain is exaggeratedly evil, and the conclusion is too convenient. I give it two stars because reluctant readers might enjoy it.